Health Care Practitioners and Organizations Prepare for Approaching HIPAA Deadlines

Article Abstract:

Lawyers, doctors, and policymakers discussed the imminent deadlines for implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations at a meeting in August, 2001. One goal of HIPAA is to make the health care system more efficient by standardizing electronic transactions. However, this must be done while protecting the privacy of individual patients.

Laws, regulations and rules, Technology application, Medical records, Data processing, Electronic data processing

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Research With Drosophila Provides Clues to Enhancing Human Memory

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Researchers have identified a gene that may be involved in the formation of long-term memory. The gene codes for cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (CREB), which regulates gene expression. Ten drugs have been found so far that affect this gene, and could be used to enhance long-term memory formation in humans.

Research, Memory

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Lowering Risk of Second Malignancy in the Survivors of Childhood Cancer

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Children who are successfully treated for cancer may develop another cancer years later. The risk is small, but risk factors include genetics, the type of treatment received, the type of cancer, and the time that has passed since the treatment.

Complications and side effects, Risk factors, Cancer in children, Childhood cancer, Radiotherapy

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